Text 18936, 51 rader
Skriven 2008-07-25 09:32:12 av Roy Witt (1:397/22)
  Kommentar till text 18918 av Lee Lofaso (3:800/432.0)
Ärende: Tolerance
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24 Jul 08 13:41, Lee Lofaso wrote to Roy Witt:

 LL> Hello Roy,

 >> LL>other group of Creoles are descendants of French-speaking peoples
 >> of
 >> LL>the Caribbean. This group of Creoles was not very well-heeled, and
 >> LL>black.

 RW>> Tell it like it really is: They're called High Yellers.

 LL> There are Creoles and there are Mulattos and there are peoples
 LL> of many races in New Orleans.  However, the term you used is not
 LL> distinct to one specific area.  Even though it can be argued the
 LL> term originated in New Orleans.

 LL> The term "High Yeller/High Yella" was originally "High-Falutin
 LL> Yella", having derived from old New Orleans.  You see, there were
 LL> many, many, many, many, many brothels in New Orleans and the highest
 LL> priced was paid for the beautiful and georgeous mixed
 LL> African/European free prostitutes. These women were regarded (and
 LL> still are) as being the most beautiful humans in the world.  Of
 LL> course, you ain't one.  So don't hate one.

I laid one instead...contributing to the gene pool.

 LL> In most, if not all cases, the term is used in a derogatory sense by
 LL> ignorant dark skinded African Americans toward light skinded African
 LL> Americans. That is the unfortunate result of the dark skinded African
 LL> American being jealous.

What's a 'skinded'?

 LL>   In most cases it is the dark skinded African American who is
 LL> unhappy with himself (or herself) and as a result he either
 LL> conciously or subconciously wishes he was about five shades
 LL> lighter himself.

Ahhh. so that's your problem.

 LL> "Damn, if Obama ain't a High Yeller I don't know who is!"

Lee isn't. When you go out at night, you have to continously smile so
everybody can see you.

                R\%/itt



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